FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2000
Release # 00-107b
Company Phone Number: (800)
205-4916 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Hangouts Recall Baby Hammocks
PRODUCT: Baby Hammocks - Hangouts, of Boulder Colo., is recalling about
350 baby hammocks. The "baby hammocks" are 6-foot-long mini-hammocks.
They are woven from thin cotton strings with nylon end strings in solid
or multi-striped colors. The label attached to the end loop reads,
"Hangouts® from Bellartson" and "Woven by Hand in MEXICO." The Hangout
store in Boulder, Colo., and its catalogs sold these hammocks as model
number MY-BB-1110 from January 1990 through September 1999 for about
$20.
PROBLEM: These baby hammocks can suddenly become twisted around
childrens' necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft
bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: No incidents or injuries have been reported in these
hammocks, but between 1984 and 1995, CPSC received reports of 12 deaths
of children in other mini-hammocks.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers with one of these hammocks should stop using it
immediately, and return it to Hangouts for a free, standard single
hammock (model MY-SS-1130). For more information, call Hangout at (800)
205-4916 anytime.
